Deposit and collection receptacle for milk bottles



Feb. 5; 1924:. A I 1,482,378

' y W. N. BATCHELOR DEPOSIT m COLLECTION IRECEPJTACLE FOR MILK BOTTLES Filed March so 1922 2 sheets-snet 1 #1 w L F n INVENTOR. /.a F7 .7 7 By W. NBazchelor' ATTONEY.

Feb, 5 1924.

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ATTORNEY.

Patented Feb. 5, 1924.

WILLIAM N. BATCHELOR, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

DEPOSIT AND COLLECTION RECEP'IACLE FOR MILK BOTTLES.

Application filed March 30, 1922. serial No. 548,200.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM N. BATOHE- LOR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore city, in the State of Maryland,

have invented certain new and useful. Im-

provements in Deposit and Collection Rece tacles for Milk Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved de posit and collection receptacle for milkbottles. y

The main object of this invention is to generally improve upon devices of this character by the provision of a construction that is exceedingly convenient for both the depositor and the remover of tl1emilk-b0ttle.

Another object is to provide a device of this character that protects the mouth of the bottle from being touched by cats, dogs, persons or fowls, also to protect it from dust and other undesirable matter. p 7 I Another object isto provide a device of this-character with a combination of locking devices which renders it extremely secure against unauthorized attempts to remove the bottle therefrom.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which comprises few and simple parts, so that it can be-manufactured at a comparatively low cost.

Other objects and advantages will be pointed out or implied in the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:

igs. l to 8 inclusive are detail views of the several parts which constitute the present invention. Fig. 9 being a sectional view along the line 9-9 of Fig. 10. Fig-',10 is a top plan view of the complete device, the support or wall and the correlated door being shown in horizontal section. Fig. 11 is an elevation of the structure shown in Fig. 10 except that the door is eliminated.

Referring to'the drawings in detail, in which similar reference characters corre spond to similar parts throughout the several views :The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts which will be fully described in the following The casting or integral member shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4: comprises a rigid U-shaped and downwardly convergent bottle-engaging part 1 whose lower part is just large enough to receive the neck of the ordinary or standard milk-bottle (19, Fig. 11) but so small that the head at the upper end of the bottle will not and can not pass therethrough. The upper part, however, is suficiently large to receive said bead and support the bottle with its upper end at or below the level of the upper end of the part 1, so that a plate 1 (of the casting or integral member shown in Figs. 6, 7 and 8) can he slid on the top of the part 1 so as to provide a cover therefor and protect the mouth of the milk-bottle. The downwardly converging flanges 1 and 1 (of the upper and lower castings) combine, when the device is in use, to form an annular bottle-neck-embracer and bottlemouth-support, as shown in Figs. 10 and 11. The flange 1 is provided with an offset extension or keeper lug 1 on each of two sides,

which are downwardly and inwardly inclined so as to engage with the outer surfaces of the flange 1 and lock the cover or plate 1 against being raised. The lower member or casting (Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4.) is formed with a tubular part 2 provided with an enlarged end which is normally closed by a door 21 when the device is secured tothe wall or door-frame 20 by screws 18 or other appropriate means. Holes 14 are provided in ears of the upper casting or bottlesupporting member, also in a base-plate such as shown in Fig. 5, and the screws 18 extend through these holes 141 and into the door frame, The lower part of the plate 1 is indicated at ,12, and the upper part of the element 1 is indicated at 13. The tubular part 2 is formed by the contiguous relation of the members shown in Figs. 4 and 5, where the latter closes the longitudinal opening of the channel 4 formed in the former one of these two members.

A jointed locking bolt 2 forms part of the member of Figs. 6, 7 and 8, its pivotal joint being indicated at 7. It has a shoulder 5 that engages with a shoulder 8 of the tubular or channel part 2, being automatically operable to engage this shoulder or keeper 8 when the jointed bolt or look member 2 is slid inwardly in the channel 4: to its normal or locked position. A slotted part 10 of the tubular or channel part 2 receives an interlocking part 17 of the plate 1 and co-operates with the parts 1 5 and 8 for securing the upper and lower bottle-engaging members of Figs. 1 and 6 (assembled in Figs. 10 and 11). The terminals of the arcuate flanges of the upper and lower members are indicated at 15 and 16 respectively, and these terminals abut against one an other while the lugs or extensions 1 extend past the terminals 16 and engage with the undercut outer edges of the flange 1 as shown in dotted lines at 1 in Fig. 10.

A cam 8 is provided to lift the latch which includes the shoulder 5. A flat handle 11 is provided on the upper member, at the junction of the cover 1 and the cylindrical jointed bolt 2.

The operation of the device is as follows:

To prepare the device to receive the bottle of milk, the latch of the member 2 is raised out of engagement with the shoulder 8 and then pushed outwards; the handle 11 is then grasped and pulled outwards and turned so as to bring the notch 17 into position for interlocking with a part 10 (Fig. 3) when it is pushed slightly inwards thus raised. In this connection it is noted that Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. When thus held up, the

upper member is out of the way of the openthe terminals 16, and a milking between bottle can be placed with its mouths bead on the flange 1" as shown in Fig. 11. When the milk-man has thus placed the milkbottle, he pulls the handle 11 outward and turns it for bringing the cover 1 in the horizontal position, then pushes the member 1 inwards so as to close the space between the terminals 16 and bring the flange 1 under the bead of the bottle-mouth. When the device has thus been closed, it is held in the closed position by the elements 1, 10 and 58, the latter being engaged by the shoulder 5 which falls by gravity into the latching or looking position. When thus locked, it can only be unlocked by raising the latch-element 5, and this can not be done while the door 21 is closed; but when the owner or authorized person opens the door, the latch can quickly and easily be reached by a thumb or finger being placed under the latch through the now-open inner end of the element 2.

It is not intended to limit this invention to the exact construction and arrangement here shown, but changes may be made within the scope of the inventive ideas as implied and claimed.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In a device for receiving and securing milk-bottles, the combination of a member includinga U-shaped part and a channel, the U-shaped part being formed with a downwardly converging inner surface for supporting a milk bottle by its mouthbead, and a second member including a bolt which is mounted to slide in said channel, said after being i 1 ,eeaevs second member being provided with means to close the space between the terminals of said U-shaped part and thus form an annulus to surround the bottle-neck, said channel having therein a shoulder for engagement with said bolt so as to lock the device closed around the bottle-neck, said bolt being releasable from said shoulder for unlocking the device.

2. The structure defined by claim 1, the said bolt being provided with a joint which permits a lateral movement of its shoulderengaging part out of engagement with said shoulder.

3. The structure said second member being formed integrally with a plate, said bolt being mounted for rotary movement in said channel, whereby said plate can be raised and lowered and moved horizontally over the bottle-mouth.

4. In a device for receiving and securing a milk bottle, the combination of a member including a U-shaped part and a channel. the U-shaped part being formed with a downwardly converging inner surface for supporting a milk-bottle by its mouth-bead,

and a second member including a horizontal plate that is slidable over the mouth of the milk bottle when supported by the first said member, the said second member also including a jointed bolt which is mounted to slide in said channel, said second member also being provided with means to close the space between the terminals of the said U- shaped part and thus form an annulus said channel having around the milk-bottle, therein a shoulder for engagement with said bolt for locking the device closed, means being provided for alternately preventing and permitting access to the said bolt, which latter is releasable from said shoulder by pressure of a thumb or finger.

5: The structure defined by claim 4:, additional securing means being provided on the said second member for engagement with said Ushaped part to prevent raising of the horizontal plate with relation, to said U- shaped part.

6. The structure defined by claim 4:, the

normally horizontal-plate being swingable to an upright position and provided with means to secure it in this upright position.

7. The structure defined by claim the first said member being provided with a slot in one end of its channel for receiving a part of the said second member-and coacting therewith for forming an additional securing means for preventing removal of the milk-bottle. I

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WILLIAM N. BATCHELOB. 

